Dear all, The scientific study of consciousness came to maturity in the 1990's as a response to seminal contributions to cognitive neuroscience, fundamental physics and analytic philosophy. It has become a major source of interest for researchers around the world and, as a field of study, has produced hundreds of papers in well-respected journals. In particular, the subject now generates sustained interest among mathematicians, physicists and other scholars who aim to translate the results of conceptual and empirical investigations into formal-mathematical models in order to derive insights that are otherwise not amenable to a less formal analysis. However, these researchers have pursued this work largely in isolation and outside of the academic mainstream. As such, we are organizing the conference "Models of Consciousness" at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford from September 9-12, two which you are cordially invited. The specific goals of this conference are two-fold. First, the conference aims to explore foundational issues, such as the relation of consciousness to complexity, and, more generally, to uncover the underlying formal structures of existing theories of consciousness. This relies on establishing new formal frameworks in which one can pose these questions in a rigorous way and which allow novel comparisons and generalizations as well as the design of experimental tests of already existing models. For this to happen, relevant mathematical structures that could guide our thinking need to be identified and coherently combined. The conference will also encourage participants to explore questions in a way that is neutral with respect to philosophical presuppositions that have dominated much of the previous research programs. Second, given the highly interdisciplinary nature of the endeavor, we intend to create a platform for researchers from different fields to connect and to facilitate collaboration. It is a milestone of the project to create a network of researchers dedicated to the topic. This is essential for the long-term goal of higher visibility and acceptance of this exciting new field of research that pertains to the understanding of the fundamental nature of agency, intelligence and consciousness in relation to the physical world. The selection of confirmed speakers, include Roger Penrose, Peter Grindrod, Chetan Prakash, and Adrian Kent, among others. Apart from invited speakers we will have talks selected through a competitive application process as well as extended discussion sessions. All details can be found on the conference website:     Models of Consciousness     Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford     September 9 - 12, 2019     https://models-of-consciousness.org/ With best wishes on behalf of all organizers, Johannes Kleiner    Johannes Kleiner    Institute for Theoretical Physics    Leibniz University of Hannover    johannes.kleiner@itp.uni-hannover.de    jkleiner.de <https://jkleiner.de/>